Planned Office Park Signs Up 1st Tenants

September 12, 1986|By Veronica T. Jennings of The Sentinel Staff

KISSIMMEE — The largest planned office park in Osceola, Park Place on U.S. Highway 441, recently signed its first tenant.

A team of seven dentists, called the Central Florida Dental Association, has agreed to lease about 13,500-square feet of space in the new complex, said developer Wayne Schoolfield. The dental facility is expected to open in about 45 days, he said.

Located near Kissimmee Memorial Hospital, the 25-acre Park Place will boast about 200,000 square feet of office space when fully developed, Schoolfield said. Most of the project, including 22,000 square feet of office condominiums, will be completed next year, he said.

Park Place will break new ground on two fronts for office parks in the county, Schoolfield said.

First, the complex was designed as a full-service professional office park instead of a strip office building surrounded by other uses, such as restaurants and retail outlets. In addition to medical-related facilities, Park Place also expects to lease space to other professionals, such as insurance and real estate agents, Schoolfield said.

Park Place also will cater to the county's growing up-scale office market, Schoolfield said.